The Firm
Barry Nilsson is an award-winning national law firm with a 60-year history and more than 450 staff.
We are known for our insurance & health, family law, and wills & estates expertise, and for offering the highest standards of industry knowledge to provide our clients with service they can trust.
BN has been listed as an Employer of Choice in the Australasian Lawyer Employer of Choice awards for the past five years.
Our people describe our culture as friendly, professional, flexible and down-to-earth.
In our most recent staff engagement survey, 91% of respondents said that their manager is approachable, accessible, and responsive and our people felt that their manager genuinely cares about their wellbeing.
The Team
You will join a team of highly skilled legal and administrative professionals.
Our family law team is committed to delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients and they are consistently recognised for their dedication to quality and service.
The team environment is also friendly, down-to-earth and supportive.
The Role
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced family law Legal Assistant to join our Brisbane team on a full-time 12-month contract to cover a period of parental leave.
We are seeking someone with strong administrative skills who can work independently but who also likes working as part of a team.
You will have exceptional attention to detail, as well as great organisational and time management skills.
Duties of this role will include:
Preparation of correspondence and legal documents in consultation with work authors;Client communication and management;General diary management, including arranging appointments and other events;Collation and indexing of high volumes of documents for disclosure and briefs;Maintain electronic files in a timely and accurate manner from receipt of instruction to file closure;Maintain and monitor matters on the Commonwealth Courts Portal;Undertaking research tasks;Monthly billing and debtor control; andGeneral administrative support.The Benefits
We offer a broad range of benefits to our people including:
A firm laptop to support our agile working model;Flexible working arrangements including a 9.5 day fortnight, working from home, purchase of leave options and public holiday swap policy;Annual performance bonus scheme designed to recognise and reward strong performance;Casual office environment with our dress for your day policy;Access to our Health & Wellbeing program, BNWell, which supports the overall wellbeing of our people including a yearly health & wellbeing allowance and health & wellbeing day;A shared care parental policy with equal leave for mums and dads.How to Apply
To make a confidential application, please click 'Apply Now' or contact Steph Papageorgiou, People & Culture Officer.
Barry Nilsson is committed to being an inclusive law firm that employs and retains the best and most diverse talent.
We value diversity and foster a culture where our people are happy to come to work as their true selves feeling respected, valued and supported.
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and from people of all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.
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